Device for hanging radiators



NOV. 2 0, 1934. A Q SANDBERG e 1,981,427

DEVICE FOR HANGING RADIATORS Filed July l2, 1933 1, INVENTOR WITNESSES 5y Z\ l B u (4,0

ATI'OR Patented ov. 20, 1934 i vUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,981,427 DEVICE Fon HANGING RADIA'roRs y Albert C. Sandberg, Lafayette, Ind. Application July 12, 193s, serial No. 680,141 l 2 claims. .(ci. 248-17) This invention relates to a device for hanging radiators.

It has been proposed to support radiators from the walls of buildings but the radiators must be specially constructed for this purpose and the securing bolts which fasten the radiators to the walls of the room must be located near that portion of the wall which is adjacent the sills of the window. Where it is desired to hang a radiator from the wall it is necessary to reinforce the walls at those points when the building is being constructed or it is necessary to remove a portion of the tiling and reinforce it after the walls have been constructed.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a hanger for radiators which is especially designed to eliminate the necessity of reinforcing the walls in which a plate is employed having a plurality of radially-disposed flanges adapted to engage the outer faces of the tubes of a radiator with a clamping bar engaging the inner and intermediate portions of the tubes which is adapted to be clamped by means of a bolt to the plate so that the plurality of iianges when in engagement with the outer walls of the tubes will maintain the radiator Ain a predeter-j mined position, a cantilever hook being suspended is employed for engaging the nipples between the tubes of the radiator with the hookhaving a cantilever effect and being connected by a rod or bar to a wall plate having projections to which a radiator is to be secured in a rigid position and because of this plate construction anchor bolts may be located at approximately any point that may be convenient to meet an easy installation of the radiator.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, being susceptible of such changes and modifications which shall dene no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section of a radiator showing my hanger securing the radiator to the wall of a building,

Figure 2 is a horizontal section'taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a view in-elevation of the anchor plate employed in this construction,

Figurel is a view in perspective of a cantilever hook for supporting lower portions of the radiator.

' Referring more particularly tothe drawing, 10 designates the wall of a building to which my improved hanger is applied showing an anchor bolt 11 located between blocks 12 forming the wall. These blocks may beI formed of any material well known in the building art. It Will be further seen as the description proceeds that the anchor bolts, due tothe particular construction of the hanger, may be placed at any convenient point required by emergency "or conditions resulting from the cemented or mortar spaces between the blocks or bricks of a building. The bolts may be used on wood studding in frame walls. Therefore, it is not necessary to apply the hanger bolt and likewise the hanger in some denite position. In

f other words, in the usual construction it may be necessary to apply the anchor bolt at a point intermediate the upper and lower edges of the block shown in Fig. 1 which is located above the anchor'bolt 11,l while 1Vin the present construction the anchor bolt may be shifted to a point between the block 12 which is below the anchor bolt shown in Fig. 1 and the next adjacent block.

An anchor or wall plate 15 has a rear flat face which engages the inner face of the wall l0 and is provided with a slot 16 of considerable length which is adapted to receive the anchor bolt 11 and this plate is held in position by a nut 17 threaded onto the bolt. The plate is also provided with a pair of laterally extending spaced ilanges 18 and 19 and the outer free edges of these flanges neatly engage the outer edges 20 of the tubes 21 of the radiator 22 for which purpose the flanges provide a pair of bearing means.

On this plate 15, there is a plurality of bosses, two bosses 2'7, 2S being shown, which are located n above and below. the elongated slot 16, and between the laterally extending spaced flanges 13 and 19. These bosses have threaded bores of considerable depth, and their purpose is to provide a wide range of selection of position of the bolts used in fastening the radiator to the wall. The tubes 21 of the radiator 22 will be drawn tight against these flanges 18 and 19 in unison, xing the tubes 21 rmly against the flanges regardless of the position of Wall plate in the radiator 18 andv 19 of thev plate; 15, said flange38.prc

proper, and allowingno release of contact at 18 and 19. kThe construction of this plate it will be readily seen will permit the location of anchor bolts in any convenient point, which means at nearly any point back of a radiator eleven inches above bottom, and inside of the outer sections, and five inches below the top of the radiator to be hung.

A clamping l`bar-23 vengages,.tlieinner edges of adjacent tnbes 21 andis providedwith notches 24 when necessary to neatly nt the inner edges of the pipes 21. A bolt 25 engages the bar 23 and is screwed at 26 into the bore of one (2,7), of the bosses. The threadedpassage 29 of the second boss 28 would have received,thebolt25` had the condition been such that ,ainoriedirect,y mounting could have been made there.

A bolt or rod member 3() (or someiappropriatels equivalent) has its upper end received,within ar i` opening 31, in the flange 19 of plate 15, and through anopening 33.in a loosely'mounted iron plate 32ar having the opening y 33 threaded. for 1/2 pipe. A'nut 32 is threaded.onto,the upper end of the rod for supporting the rod from vsaid flange. This rod extendssdownward and'terminates above the'lower portion-ofthe .radiator 20. The iron vplate32e, threaded for al pipe allows the use of a half-inch pipefor rod 30 if desired. When the pipe is not vemployed this platefSZ@ with nut32 placed ontop of .the plate` 322iA then acts as a washer.v

A cantilever hook member 35 is sov formed that it will receive a nipple36- located between the tubes 21. These nipples are providedfor'placing the cross heads 36e, of the radiator-in'communi'- cation with the pipes 21. A base: member 37 is provided with a rear flatfaceadapted to engage the wall 10.,Y A` radiallydisposed flange 38 of matchingwidth to therrst-mentioned flanges projectsinwardlyirom the base member and terminatesadjacen-tthe innerupper end of the hook 35 and hasitsfree kend in lengagement with the inner -edgesof the tubes2l and in the. same vertical plane with thefree edgesof the-flanges viding a third bearing means. ,The basemember is provided lwith al Verticalopening 39 whichis adapted to receive the, lower end ,of thearm or rod 30 and a nut ,Ofhreaded onto thelower end of the rod-` isadapted 1to movel the base. member 37 and likewise the hook 35 upwardly in snug engagement with the nipple 36.

It will be seen by this construction that the flanges 18 and 19 when the bar 23 is clamped in position holds the upperportion of the radiator rigidly while the free edge of the flange 38 in connection with the cantilever hook 35 co-operates to rigidly hold the lower portion of the radiator` inplace, rThus a greatvnumber of, contacts arehad between the hanger and the radiator with a minimum ofhmaterial for rigidly retaining the radiator against movement.

wI claim:-

1. A radiator hanger adapted to be attached toanchoragemeans incorporated in the wall of a building, :comprising a wall plate having a substantially mid-opening of considerable length for receiving the-lwall'` anchorage, said plate including, parallel yflanges functioning as a pair of bearing means,v a clamping bar to bear against adja- Cent .means-0f, the Alftuiat'olta bolt engaging said bar, a plurality of bosses having threaded bores offconsiderable depth by virtue of occurring in thebosseavsaidibolt adapted Ato being screwed into the nearest bore, whereby said hanger serves to` pol'fiitionv said radiator` with respect to said anchorage, and avweightvcarrying element depending from the lowermost one of `said flanges.

2.. AA radiator hanger` adapted` to` be attached tovanchoragemeans incorporated in the wall of a building, comprising agwall plate having a substantially mid-opening of considerable length for receiving the wall anchorage, said plate including parallel flanges functioninggas aqpair of bearing means, a clampingbar to bear against adjacent means ofthe radiator, abolt engaging said bar, a..plurality of z, bosses having threaded bores` of c ODSiderable depth byvirtue -of occurring inthe bosses, saidgboltadapted to being screwed into the nearest bore,y Whe'rebygsaid hanger serves to positionmsaid mdatorlwith respect `to said anchorage, and-a weight-carryingelement depending from the'lowermost rone of; said flanges, said Weight-carrying element'comprising a bolt member and a h ool:,\m ember,` said hook member being provided k,with fa flange. of matching width to the first mentioned flanges to provide a third bearing means between the radiator and the wall.

ALBERT C.l SANDBERG.- 

